Kray Gelder
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- Feb 24, 2017
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Interesting. Thank you Kray. Iāve never seen one before, but Iāll check out their range to see if theyāre in my area. Perhaps itās too cold, but with climate change, they may make it up here. I won a $10 bet on a saddleback once. My roommate in college found one. I told him not to touch it and why. He thought all caterpillars were harmless. Iād been stung before. After he was proven wrong, I was $10 richer.
Just checked... range is extreme southern Virginia and south. Guess thatās why I havenāt seen one. Thanks again for the heads-up.
Make sure to stay away from large, orange and black or red and black, fuzzy insects that look like ants too. Theyāre actually wingless wasps. The ones around me are called cow killers because of how painful their stings are. I know most folks donāt go around picking up cool looking insects, but some do...
Kindest regards,
Kantuck
Oh yeah, cow killers. We have plenty of those. Never been nailed by one though. I hear they're bad news.